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The_Batman 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 876	I got to playing on a snes w my niece and nephew and it got me to thinking about all the games i had for my snes and nes and how much fun I had w them. Yeah they were simple compared to today's in depth strategic games, but something about them made them epic. I think about the old theme songs and sounds, songs and sounds that r still heard today. I also think about how games were advertised back then. The commercials made the nes appear to created by aliens. The powerglove might as well be created on Olympus. They just made the games seem epic. What r ur thoughts.
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stake n sheak 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 1772	I don't think all of them were so simple. Perhaps, complex in different ways. For example-- somehow I found every labyrinth in The Legend of Zelda when I was a kid, but I can't do it now. But Twilight Princess is so easy to figure out, I could play through it in a day or two if I wanted to. But I see what you mean in another way. Compare any of the old arcade games to modern counterparts. Donkey Kong is so difficult that my longest play is under ten minutes. Yet the concept of the game is simplistic. Donkey Kong Country Returns is extremely easy by comparison, but the controls are far more complex. That is something cool about old games: A few simple rules would often create very complex play. Amazing things were done that would be impossible without the boundaries and limitations of older technology. I miss FuncoLand where they didn't stop selling games from older consoles, and they would sell some of those as low as a dollar or even fifty cents. I agree about commercials. They were by turns inspiring, goofy, thrilling, embarassing--usually a mix of all of those--but always charming. At least to me. Today's commercials don't feel like that. Surely part of it is perspective, age, and my naivete of 15 or 20 years ago. But I don't find them entertaining. Again, the limits that they dealt with. That meant they had to 'wow' you with at least some footage that wasn't from the game, and have a concept for the commercial. The ones I see now are just from the game. The graphics are amazing enough that they don't have to try to convince you that it's fun by showing other people having fun. Just show exactly what it looks like and you know it is. "Coffee? Tea? SEGA!!" "Now you're playing with power!" The consoles don't have slogans to lead out the commercial any more, either. Now they have a sound effect.
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Neomysterion 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 197	I actually missed the simple mechanics and controls that vintage video games had on the old NES and Super NES consoles. Also, I liked listening to the music from various NES games, I really get a kick out of the soundtracks from Sunsoft's NES games like Blaster Master and Super Spy Hunter for example.
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thecrow174 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 9807	The sounds, graphics, music, gameplay style, etc. I love it all!
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RetroxBunny 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 1989	I miss the music mostly. I loved the whole 8-bit and 16-bit tracks. I'm not saying I don't enjoy today's games, that's not true because most are fantastic with graphics and the storyline. I also like orchestrated music like in the Super Mario Galaxy games.
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Otown407Soldier
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The awesome JRPGs of the SNES era
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raph89 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 430 Account Disabled	I miss the creative game play. That's why despite how old, and outdated they are. the old school games are still the best!!!!!!!

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NeonBuddy 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 84	I miss the boxes they would come in and the feeel of the cartrige in my hand. I miss blowing on them. To get the dust out. Mostly I miss the 16-bit wars!

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The_Batman 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 876	You know I also mis those black cases the nes games came in. I also liked the feel of opening a new box. Todays games make me feel I'm opening a dvd.
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NeonBuddy
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I know what you mean man! It really meant something to open up a new video game back then man!!!
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stake n sheak 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 1772	The_Batman wrote: You know I also mis those black cases the nes games came in. I also liked the feel of opening a new box. Hell yeah. + remember how some of the sleeves were plain black, others had the Nintendo logo on them and you put your best games in those. Well I did, anyway. The_Batman wrote: Todays games make me feel I'm opening a dvd. That's 'cause you are
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Otown407Soldier 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 619	I used to save everything that came in the SNES box. I loved those things. I think my mom made me throw them out because they took up too much room, lol.
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CruJonesIsTheMan 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 381	I think it was the imagination of the games that makes them still massively enjoyable today. Sure, these days you may have a game or two that has a fun plot. Like Twilight Princess. But those are few and far between. But most games these days are either army shoot 'em ups, monsters attacking, or things like that. Back in the late 70s and 80s, you had all kinds of games...not just shooters and monsters attacking.
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Dyzfunk7ional 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 3942	When it comes to old game I think is pure nostalgia. Is not like in movies that the CGI nowadays still praised the good ol' make-up/prosthetics. Old movies can be apreciated with/without nostalgia involved. On the other hand, games now are way better than before. Since its entertaining and the person is actually playing the graphics do have a major role. Sure, back then there was also good strategic games but most of the graphics let much to be desired. Advantage: the 00's

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rirotostichi 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 1842	Straight-forward-ness Little to all games on physical media ALL handhelds region free
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princess of power 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 534	The originality and that the graphics were heavily pixelated, but no one gave a shit.
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chrisno51
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When all the games were cartridges instead of CD format.
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SSJ Jup81 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 4806	Neomysterion wrote: I actually missed the simple mechanics and controls that vintage video games had on the old NES and Super NES consoles. Also, I liked listening to the music from various NES games, I really get a kick out of the soundtracks from Sunsoft's NES games like Blaster Master and Super Spy Hunter for example. ^This. This is what I miss from old-school games that newer ones don't have.

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thecrow174 3 years 4 months ago Posts: 9807	chrisno51 wrote: When all the games were cartridges instead of CD format. Cartridges were so simple. You didn't have to worry about scratches, and you could blow on them if there was a problem.
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